Merry Christmas

Anybody who knows me knows that I can be bossy, controlling and, at times, an over-achiever. Adoption doesn't care that I am any of those things. We are coming up on our one year anniversary marking the beginning of our whole adoption process. I have 4 children and I didn't have to wait or want any of them for one full year before they arrived - until now. The crazy thing is, I have read all of the statistics that say there are 147 million orphans in the world. I would really like to make it 147 million minus one! I am to the point to where I physically ache for him/her. They haunt my dreams and occupy many of my thoughts and prayers. We have all our stockings "hung with care" - all 7 of them.

I heard this song earlier this evening and thought it beautifully written. You can tell by the lyrics that it was written from a personal point of view. Enjoy.



There's a little girl trembling on a cold December morn
Crying for momma's arms
At an orphanage just outside a little China town
There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I'm warmed by the fire's glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,
Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heaven's angels come to carry you here

It's Christmas time again but you're not home
Your family is here and yet you're somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child
And we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give his life
And prepare a place for us
So we could have a home with him above

It's Christmas time again and now you're home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep, I'll hold you in my arms
And I'll tell you from my heart, and I'll you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas